A lot of that article could have been written about the city I live in, where the mayor and his allies have been on a barely-concealed anti-bike campaign (and anti-streetcar, and anti-anything that might delay their drives to city hall at 10 in the morning by a few seconds, not exaggerating). They removed bike lanes from one downtown road, claiming a reversible fifth lane was needed to improve traffic flow… then added parking meters. Several cyclists have died in the past few months, and an already-tense dynamic is now downright toxic and inflammable.

No Peace Without Justice The struggle of women in India feels very close to home. We fought these battles here in the 70’s and 80’s–breaking the false peace of denial. The Hindu Feminine has a face of rage, as well as love. There is a time for rage, a time to say, No More.

I wrote about how the House GOP’s refusal to reauthorize VAWA reveals the bigotry that fuels their ideology. They privilege certain women’s lives and health over others, and the mainstream media has, for the most part, allowed them to get away with it.

Ugh, it may be because I am ill and extremely tired, but I’m a bit confused. So there’s still a VAWA around, it’s just an older version (2005)? So programs not yet loosing funding, but they could soon because there are fewer protections?

I mean, either way, it needs to be updated to include all the groups mentioned (I don’t get how they aren’t included. If you’re a fucking woman, shouldn’t you be included in a Violence against WOMEN act?).

This week I started of the year with a review of The Nymphos of Rocky Flats. It wanted so badly to be scandalous or profound but wound up missing the mark badly on both counts. I also finally wrote my review of The Blade Itself, which is excellent if you’re looking for antiheroes and lost souls who are genuinely Not Good People.

Last week I finally tried to write about the Delhi rape/murder case on my travel blog – having been in India, and seen a glimpse of the misogyny that sometimes breaks to the surface, I tried to add my voice to the conversation. Not sure if I was successful, but I would love the thoughts of some Feministe readers:

“Queerica: Life After Obama & The Future of Straight-Supremacy” is my first political satire & first post as a new contributing writer for The New Civil Rights Movement blog.

I was trying to fathom some of the more extreme Republican/Tea Party & Christian Fundamentalist fears about gay marriage rights & another 4 years of Obama that have been circulating. However, the farther I took this farce, the more I realized that their worst nightmare (legally & socially) HAS BEEN—OR STILL IS— status quo for the LGBT community. When satire and reality blend so smoothly, you know there’s a problem.

Not Your Mama’s Gamer recorded our 50th episode today and we marked it by having Meagan Marie co-host our show. Meagan is the Community Manager on the new Tomb Raider game being released next month and a famous cosplayer. Come check out our conversation about women and cosplay, being a woman in the games industry, and more! If you like what you see please do us the favor of sharing a link.

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